Top 5 Best Bank Holiday Relaxers

      Stalla Dhu Single Cask Royal Brackla 15 Year Old 2006 - 48% 70cl - Gold winner at the International Wine & Spirits Challenge this year and let us say this exquisite Single Cask is one that will pleasantly surprise! Pear, cognac, winter fruits and spice arom...

Wednesday 01 June, 2022

Celebrating Tomatins 125th Anniversary with Emily Hogarth

Original Article - https://tomatin.com/to-what-matters/blog/whisky-lifestyle/celebrating-our-125th-anniversary-with-emily-hogarth/ On 8th June 2022, we will celebrate 125 years of Tomatin Distillery (officially that is, of course we know whisky making here at Tomatin dates back to around the...

Monday 30 May, 2022

Chairmans Cellar Release

    Macallan An Estate A Community A Distillery Peter Blake - Limited edition single malt whisky from the Macallan distillery. Inspired by the nature and beauty that the land portrays, along with the legacy shared between the Macallan distillery and Sir Peter Blake. Thi...

Wednesday 18 May, 2022

Top 9 May picks

            Ron El Rumbo Premium Cuban Anejo Oro Rum - 40% 70cl - One of the newest releases from Snowdonia Distillery, El Rumbo Premium Cuban Anejo Rum is an expression that benefits from the Solera aging process. Aged for three years in Cuba...

Thursday 12 May, 2022

Top 9 Staff picks

    Ardnamurchan AD/02.22 Cask Strength Whisky - 58.7% 70cl - A cask strength release from the team at Ardnamurchan. This is an ongoing release, showcasing their fine single malt in its natural form. A vatting of 50 bourbon casks, 40 of which are peated. Tasting notes of...

Saturday 07 May, 2022

Top 10 Bank Holiday picks

    Lindores Cask of Lindores STR Wine Barique - 49.4% 70cl - The second release in the the Casks of Lindores series from Lindores Abbey distillery. This exciting series was created to showcase the award-winning spirit from their distillery and the three core cask types they...

Tuesday 03 May, 2022

Top 7 Rum picks

        Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Venuzuelan Rum - 70cl 40% - A fabulous Venezuelan dark golden rum, distilled from molasses in a copper pot still before it's aged for up to 12 years. Rich, sweet and fruity. Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva is one of the...

Monday 25 April, 2022

Top 7 Islay single malts

      CI12 Elements of Islay - 50cl 57.5% - A small batch Caol Ila bottled by Elixir Distillers in their Elements of Islay range. This batch comprises of two 2011 refill sherry butts matured for seven years. A salty, coastal single malt, it balances briny freshness w...

Friday 22 April, 2022

Chairmans Cellar Release

    Macallan 18 Sherry Oak Cask 2020 - The 2020 annual release of The Macallan 18 Year Old Sherry Oak is always a greatly anticipated and sought after release, it is widely regarded as one of the finest whiskies on the planet. It offers a full bodied palate of mature oak, gi...

Thursday 21 April, 2022

Top 7 April picks

        Piper Heidsieck Prohibition Champagne - 12% 75cl - To commemorate 100 years since Prohibition and to coincide with these Roaring Twenties parties, Piper-Heidsieck has launched a limited-edition bottle of their signature Cuvée Brut as ‘Bru...

Wednesday 20 April, 2022

Top 8 Easter picks

    Cu Bocan Creation 3 Moroccan Cabernet Sauvignon & Rye - 46% 70cl - Cu Bocan, the peated spirit produced at Tomatin distillery, it’s only made once a year and aged in different experimental casks, balancing the sweetness and spice with smoke. With Creation 3 of ...

Monday 18 April, 2022

Chairmans Cellar Release #4

        Macallan 25 Year Old Sherry 2021 - This iconic Speyside distillery fills their rich and full single malt spirit into specially selected Oloroso sherry casks and ages for 25 years. This particular single malt delivers an intensely rich and full fl...

Friday 25 March, 2022

Top 8 Staff picks

  Longrow Peated - 70cl 46% - One of the least know peaty malts in Scotland, but one of our favourites, the ever-unassuming Longrow satisfies and rewards with equal measure. Produced at Springbank distillery in Campbeltown, Longrow is so-named to separate it from the usual modestly ...

Wednesday 23 March, 2022

Top 10 March picks

    Tomatin 12 Year Old 2008 Rivesaltes Cask - 46% 70cl - A limited-edition 2008 Tomatin single malt from the distillery's French Collection that was finished in Rivesaltes wine casks. Aromas of toasted hazelnuts, sweet barley and soft fruits that fill the nose and are e...

Monday 21 March, 2022

Chairmans Cellar Release

        Nikka Miyagikyo Peated NAS 2021 - One of two releases launched in late 2021 as part of the Nikka Discovery series. This expression is crafted solely from batches of peated malt, that offers a pleasant surprise that overturns the preconceived...

Wednesday 09 March, 2022

Top 10 Staff picks

    Ardnamurchan AD/10.21:06 Single Malt Whisky - 46.8% 70cl - Over the past few releases, Ardnamurchan has established a consistency of style in their whisky, which has helped make them a firm favourite among whisky fans; a 50:50 split of peated and unpeated barley, aged in...

Tuesday 08 March, 2022

Top 8 Gins

        Foragers Black Label Gin - 46% 70cl - The Black is the first gin that simply stirred with ice and strained will accompany a fine hand rolled cigar without compromise! This copper distilled spirit only used two botanicals to produce such a strong aroma...

Monday 28 February, 2022

Top 9 Single Cask & Cask Strength Releases

      Stalla Dhu Single Cask Ben Nevis Proven8 - 50% 70cl - This particular cask was specially selected by Ron Morrison in a blind tasting between eight different casks from Ben Nevis to be part of the Stalla Dhu’s new Single Cask bottlings. Limited to 237 bott...

Tuesday 22 February, 2022

Chairmans Cellar Release #1

      Balvenie 21 Year Old Stories Second Red Rose - A 2021 release in the Balvenie Stories series, following the release of their 'The Balvenie Rose' is this fine bottle 'The Second Red Rose'. The name pays homage to what Margaret Douglas paid King J...

Friday 11 February, 2022

10 Facts About Rum You May Not Know

1. Did you know rum is the oldest spirit in the world? and has a very interesting history.  It was the first alcohol to be distilled and manufactured, starting in the Caribbean in the 1620's. It was also the first spirit to be drunk for pleasure as alcohol used to be used for medicine....

Wednesday 09 February, 2022

Top 9 Staff picks

        Stalla Dhu Single Cask Royal Brackla 15 Year Old 2006 - 48% 70cl - A distillery quite literally Fit for a King, Royal Brackla was the first Scotch whisky ever granted a Royal Warrant, by King William IV in 1833, The King’s Own Whisky, still reig...

Tuesday 08 February, 2022

Top 9 Valentine's Day drams

        Glendronach 12 Year Old Original - 70cl 43% - This superb richly sherried single malt is matured for at least 12 years in a combination of the finest Spanish Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks. The Glendronach 12 year old is a sweet, creamy dram b...

Tuesday 01 February, 2022

7 best drams on Burns Night

        Glasgow 1770 Triple Distilled - 46% 50cl - Crafted from the finest malted barley and distilled three times in traditional copper pot stills. Combined with the incredibly pure water of Loch Katrine and matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and virgin ...

Thursday 27 January, 2022

Top 10 January picks

        Foragers Winberry Gin - 40% 70cl - The Winberry is the most unique of berries, only being ready for one very short harvest a year. This results in a very rare botanical to find. The fresh winberries are macerated in twin distillations, bringing togeth...

Tuesday 18 January, 2022